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The correct spelling is place.
How to pronounce place
/pleɪs/
nounIPA: /pleɪs/
Say it like: Pla-se
The correct spelling is place. (physical) An area; somewhere within an area. For example: "I'm in a strange place at the moment."
Usage Examples
“I'm in a strange place at the moment.”
“three decimal places; the hundreds place”
“That's what I said in the first place!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
- 2.A location or position in space.
- 3.A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
- 4.A passage or extract from a book or document.
- 5.A topic.
verb
- 1.To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
- 2.To earn a given spot in a competition.
- 3.To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
- 4.(in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
- 5.To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
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